"We will be updating many aspects of the physical plant including cosmetic improvements and upgrading the media infrastructure so as to have satellite simulcast from our main campus" CPost
"A large church in Alabama is one step closer to creating its own police force, a move that seems to be without precedent in the U.S. The state's Senate has approved legislation that would give church police officers the same powers other law enforcement officers have in Alabama." NPR
Veteran religion reporter Kenneth A. Briggs is author of "The Invisible Bestseller: Searching for the Bible in America.”
"But looking deeper into this situation … is Noble’s church part of the problem? Is its ultra-contemporary worship emphasis – in which pastors are hailed as rock star gurus – displacing real religious substance? And are those who attend these heavily-secularized services en masse merely feeding a 'feeling' as opposed to feeding their souls?"
"The revelation came as the megachurch, which boasts more than 30,000 members in 17 cities in South Carolina, is in the final stage of two more expansions." USA Today/Independent Mail
Deep divide dooms onetime megachurch North Heights Lutheran
North Heights Lutheran has been in a "downward death spiral" for more than a decade due to a bloated staff, overbuilding, exaggerated membership numbers and expenses far outweighing income
"As much as I wish folks would listen to the entire message, it really doesn’t diminish the absurdity of what I said."
